broken sprinkler head geysers

Aug 25, 2005 4 Replies
A

Hi everyone,



Recently a broken sprinkler head outside shot up water and caused water damange inside my condominium. When I reported the damage to my HOA board, they did not believe a sprinkler could actually shoot up water high enough to cause damage in my property, so they denied my claim to fix the damage.



I personally know it is possible for broken sprinkler geysers to shoot up quite high, and I found a number of web pages discussing this. However, I didn't find enough web pages that specifically described the height the geyser can reach.



I would appreciate it if people could describe to me their personal experiences with broken sprinkler heads and geysers shooting up so that I may bring more "evidence" to try and convince the HOA board. Specifics on how high the geysers reached would be appreciated.



Thanks, Al



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K

You are not going to get specifics. Everyone knows that sprinkler heads shoot water up if broken. How high depends on a bunch of factors: pressure, flow, size of line, type of head, etc....

You didn't specifiy the damage or link to any photos, but I think going to the company who services your condo's sprinkler system would get you the results you need.

Kirb

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P

go bust one, and take pictures, I've seen them shooting 15' high

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J

I busted one (unknowingly) with a mower near my bedroom window, had the window open all night and was abruptly awoken at 5am with sprinkles of water.

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S
1) Invite condo association offical to your residence, have said person stand near back of house 2) turn on sprinkler
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